Luangwa Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Luangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Luangwa (22) may also be a first name.
Luangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luangwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luangwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Luangwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Luangwa is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 3,169,984. In Zambia Luangwa is primarily concentrated in: Central Province, where 40 percent reside, Luapula Province, where 40 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Zambia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luangwa
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